Visualization of longitudinal vortex flow in an enhanced heat transfer tube

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 601-608

  Li, Xiao wei ^a   Yan, Huan ^a   Meng, Ji an ^a   Li, Zhi xin ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flow visualization; Heat transfer enhancement; Longitudinal vortex

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

FLOW DIRECTION; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; LONGITUDINAL VORTEX; VORTEX INTENSITY;

VORTEX FLOW;

FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 33947728090     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Webb R.L. Principles of Enhanced Heat Transfer (1994), John Wiley Sons, New York
2. Lugt H.J. Vortex Flow in Nature and Technology (1983), John Wiley Sons, New York
3. Van Dyke M. An Album of Fluid Motion (1982), The Parabolic Press, Stanford, California
4. Fiebig M. Vortices, generators and heat transfer. Trans. IChemE (Part A) 76 (1998) 108-123
5. Jacobi A.M., and Shah R.K. Heat transfer surface enhancement through the use of longitudinal vortices: a review of recent progress. Exp. Therm. Fluid Sci. 11 (1995) 295-309
6. Fiebig M. Embedded vortices in internal flow: heat transfer and pressure loss enhancement. Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow 16 (1995) 376-388
7. Bergles A.E. ExHFT for fourth generation heat transfer technology. Exp. Therm. Fluid Sci. 26 (2002) 335-344
8. Wendt B.J., Greber I., and Hingst W.R. Structure and development of streamwise vortex arrays embedded in a turbulent boundary layer. AIAA J. 16 (1995) 376-388
9. Eibeck P.A., and Eaton J.K. Heat transfer effects of a longitudinal vortex embedded in a turbulent boundary layer. ASME J. Heat Transfer 109 (1985) 16-24
10. Pauley W.R., and Eaton J.K. The effect of embedded longitudinal vortex arrays on turbulent boundary layer heat transfer. ASME J. Heat Transfer 116 (1994) 871-879
11. Sedney R. A survey of the effects of small protuberances on boundary-layer flow. AIAA J. 11 6 (1973) 782-792
12. Tiggelbeck S., Mitra N.K., and Fiebig M. Experimental investigations of heat transfer enhancement and flow losses in a channel with double rows of longitudinal vortex generators. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 36 9 (1993) 2327-2337
13. Sohankar A., and Davidson L. Effect of inclined vortex generators on heat transfer enhancement in a three-dimensional channel. Numer. Heat Transfer (Part A) 39 (2001) 433-448
14. Biswas G., Torii K., Fujii D., and Nishino K. Numerical and experimental determination of flow structure and heat transfer effects of longitudinal vortices in a channel flow. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 39 16 (1996) 3441-3451
15. Fiebig M., Kallweit P., Mitra N., and Tiggelbeck S. Heat transfer enhancement and drag by longitudinal vortex generators in channel flow. Exp. Therm. Fluid Sci. 4 (1991) 103-114
16. Fiebig M., Brockmeier U., Mitra N.K., and Guntermann T. Structure of velocity and temperature fields in laminar channel flows with longitudinal vortex generators. Numer. Heat Transfer (Part A) 15 (1989) 281-302
17. Zhu J.X., Mitra N.K., and Fiebig M. Effects of longitudinal vortex generators on heat transfer and flow loss in turbulent channel flows. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 36 9 (1993) 2339-2347
18. Deb P., Biswas G., and Nitra N.K. Heat transfer and flow structure in laminar and turbulent flows in a rectangular channel with longitudinal vortices. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 38 13 (1995) 2427-2444
19. Tiggelbeck S., Mitra N.K., and Fiebig M. Comparison of wing-type vortex generators for heat transfer enhancement in channel flows. ASME J. Heat Transfer 116 (1994) 880-885
20. Lau S. Experimental study of the turbulent flow in a channel with periodically arranged longitudinal vortex generators. Exp. Therm. Fluid Sci. 11 (1995) 255-261
21. Wang C.C., Lo J., Lin Y.T., and Wei Ch.S. Flow visualization of annular and delta winglet vortex generators in fin-and-tube heat exchanger application. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 45 (2002) 3803-3815
22. Wang C.C., Lo J., Lin Y.T., and Liu M.S. Flow visualization of wave-type vortex generators having inline fin-tube arrangement. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 45 (2002) 1933-1944
23. Meng J.A., Liang X.G., and Li Z.X. Field synergy optimization and enhanced heat transfer by multi-longitudinal vortexes flow in tube. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer 48 (2005) 3331-3337
24. J.A. Meng, Enhanced heat transfer technology of longitudinal vortices based on field-coordination principle and its application, Ph.D. thesis, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2003.